Layouts, Scaling, Printing and Plotting Question

Got myself in a bit of a twist here,

Developing a simple drawing in 2D then ill render it in 3D of a Bolt that is manufactured adn have a question, but first here are the parameters of the task.

I want to draft the drawing in 2D and have started using the model tab to develop the part and, but now want to print it using ansi standard drawing layouts but am unable to properly.

Ive scaled the bolt in 1:2 scale but have been reading about the paper layout and it shouldnt be scaled, but cant get it to display properly on the page at all when I rescale it. Ive tried copy and paste the entire model view onto the paper view adn am going to try to just use the paper view exclusively, but the size will not fit onto the paper view so... What I want to know is,

What are the best practices for develloping drawings using the model tab, then producing the finished, scaled, dimensioned and annotated product to paper?

Thanks

QE

Draw your objects in model space at FULL size. It doesn't matter if the object is the size of a gnat or a Boeing 777 Dreamliner.

When you are done switch to a layout. Layouts give us access to paper space.

Use the Page Setup Manager to select your page size. Set the plot scale as 1:1 (in inches).

Create a layer for your viewport(s). Set this layer to "no print".

A viewport is a window that allows us to see the objects back in model space that we have created. It is the viewport that a scale is assigned to. This can be done in one of three ways: via the Viewports toolbar, using the Zoom command > Scale option, and via a button on your taskbar (lower right-hand corner).

Viewports can be resized using their grips.

Once you have the view set up the way you want right-click on the viewport frame and from the flyout menu chose Display Locked and set this to "yes". This will prevent your viewport scale from being accidentally changed.

Annotation and dimensioning can be done in model space or in your layout. If you chose to do it in model space use the annotative scaling feature. Consult your User's Guide or AutoCAD Help for further information or refer to the tutorials here at CADTutor and elsewhere.

That's the basic information. Any other questions? Ask.

so let me summise here.

Drawing done in model space at normal size.

switch to layout view.

layer the viewpoints in with all relevant features done. This is where you apply scale.

once laid out optimally, lock the viewpoints.

annotate and dimension if not done already.

save and its ready to go...

have I covered it correctly?

Also, The units will be in mm, not inches, the scale for the view points, do I simply convert the measurements to inches for the purpose of scaling, or leave as precision decimals and annotate the tolerance.

Thanks

QE

My fault, I assumed you were working in imperial not metric units. You want 1:1 (1 metric = 1 unit). If you are drawing in metric units use a metric template.

So using a metric template, AutoCAD will directly correlate that a unit is metric and all measurements are milimeters given the fact that I will have set the measurement to mm in the format menu...

Thanks

QE

The best approach to drawing in metric is to set up your Units as decimal units, select millimeters for plotting (Plot dialogue box) and use a metric sheet size.